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Former FCC Commissioner on How Greater Media Consolidation is a Threat to Democracy and Free Speech

As the Trump administration weighs the proposed AT&T-Time Warner merger, we talk about the risks of greater media consolidation with former FCC Commissioner Michael Copps. He’s currently special adviser on

July 11, 2017
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Battle For the Net: Mass Day of Action Aims to Stop Trump's FCC from Destroying Free & Open Internet

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On Wednesday, nearly 70,000 websites and organizations are planning to take part in massive online protest to save net neutrality. Participating websites will reportedly display messages on their homepages and encourage users

July 11, 2017
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An Attack on Net Neutrality Is an Attack on Free Speech

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Several US senators spoke out this week on the importance of net neutrality to innovation and free speech. They are right. The Internet has become our public square, our newspaper

June 23, 2017
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Who Gets Free Speech?

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In the era of Donald Trump and #TheResistance, questions of free speech have once again come to the forefront of public consciousness. Should Megyn Kelly interview Alex Jones, who believed (or believes)

June 22, 2017
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The Espionage Act: One Hundred Years of Murky Law

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June 15, 2017 is the 100th anniversary of the passage of the Espionage Act. Earlier this year, as if to commemorate the centennial, President Trump suggested to then-FBI Director James Comey that he extend the Act into new territory—that he use it to

June 15, 2017
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Qatar's Crisis is About Freedom of Expression

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The tiny Gulf country of Qatar is in crisis. Over the past few weeks, members of the Gulf Cooperation Council have systematically sought to isolate and suffocate the country, accusing

June 12, 2017
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